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11/03/2009 11:29AM

The U.S. dairy industry needs to shed an additional 200,000 head of cattle to return to what an Ohio State University Extension dairy economist refers to as a “state of normalcy” where production is more in balance with domestic demand.

10/19/2009 10:21AM

Recently, I had the chance to attend the 2009 European Association of Animal Production meeting. It’s always interesting to learn about agriculture in other places.

08/05/2009 04:28PM

Don’t try to hide things from the children — your body language is already telling them enough with regard to the financial difficulties you are experiencing. It’s OK to confide in them that the farm is experiencing tough economic times, according to Donna Andrusyk, family life field specialist for

08/05/2009 04:23PM

Take it from an expert — you are not to blame for the financial problems you are experiencing as a result of falling milk prices. “You aren’t doing anything wrong, and there is not a lot you can do to fix the situation,” attorney John Baker told those attending a dairy financial workshop

08/03/2009 01:18PM

Carl Rupp and his neighbors around Torrington, Wyo. follow the old rancher's creed: "Keep your money in your pocket." Rupp has farmed his whole life. He lives in Goshen County, a rural spot along the Nebraska line where cattle outnumber humans 16 to 1 and you can still see the ruts cut by wagons that

07/02/2009 08:57AM

Is your farm income dependent on the export market? If you are raising sweet corn, pumpkins, and other domestic vegetables, there is probably not much dependency. But if you are raising corn, soybeans, and hogs, there is a substantial impact. Even though hog profits are elusive, $32 of the value of every

06/29/2009 01:20PM

CHICAGO, June 29, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today took part in the Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' initiative by serving lunch to kids at St. Agatha's Family Empowerment (S.A.F.E.) in Chicago, Ill. The Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' initiative is designed to make volunteerism

06/19/2009 09:53AM

As I sat in a basement meeting room in Jefferson City witnessing one of the most amazing populist movements since the late nineteenth century, I was struck by one speaker in particular.Most of the NAIS-sayers who took the podium were passionate about the issue but a little over the top, driven by

06/17/2009 02:49PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama proposed sweeping new "rules of the road" for the nation's financial system Wednesday, casting the changes as a critically important response to the economic crisis and the greatest regulatory transformation since the Great Depression. Obama blamed the financial
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